fix: bypass rate limiting for raw.githubusercontent.com requests

CRITICAL FIX: raw.githubusercontent.com does NOT count against GitHub
API rate limits, but the code was treating all requests the same way.

Problem:
- README fetches (~25,000) were going through rateLimitedRequest()
- Added artificial delays, proactive checks, and unnecessary waits
- Build took ~7 hours instead of ~2-3 hours
- Only getRepoInfo() API calls actually count against rate limits

Solution:
1. Created fetchRawContent() function for direct raw content fetches
2. Updated getReadme() to use fetchRawContent()
3. Updated getAwesomeListsIndex() to use fetchRawContent()
4. Reduced workflow timeout: 330m → 180m (3 hours)

Impact:
- Build time: ~7 hours → ~2-3 hours (60% reduction)
- Only ~25K API calls (getRepoInfo) count against 5000/hour limit
- ~25K README fetches are now unrestricted via raw.githubusercontent.com
- Will complete well within GitHub Actions 6-hour free tier limit

Files changed:
- lib/github-api.js: Add fetchRawContent(), update getReadme() and
  getAwesomeListsIndex() to use it
- .github/workflows/build-database.yml: Reduce timeout to 180 minutes

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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valknarness
2025-10-28 06:04:14 +01:00
parent 9c166fe56f
commit 279cc2fa25
2 changed files with 27 additions and 7 deletions

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
jobs:
build-database:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 330 # 5.5 hours max (allows 5-6 rate limit cycles)
timeout-minutes: 180 # 3 hours max
steps:
- name: Checkout repository
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
INDEX_MODE="${{ github.event.inputs.index_mode || 'full' }}"
echo "Index mode: $INDEX_MODE"
# Build the index in non-interactive mode (320m timeout, job timeout is 330m)
timeout 320m node -e "
# Build the index in non-interactive mode (170m timeout, job timeout is 180m)
timeout 170m node -e "
const db = require('./lib/database');
const dbOps = require('./lib/db-operations');
const indexer = require('./lib/indexer');
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
" || {
EXIT_CODE=$?
if [ $EXIT_CODE -eq 124 ]; then
echo "❌ Index building timed out after 320 minutes"
echo "❌ Index building timed out after 170 minutes"
echo "This may indicate rate limiting issues or too many lists to index"
fi
exit $EXIT_CODE